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Awards and Honors
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J. Allan Cohen is 72 years old and has been practicing law in Maryland
for 47 years. On December 24, 2009, he celebrated 50 years of marriage to his wife, Ina H. Cohen. He has four children, and
seven grandchildren. A 1961 graduate
of the University of Baltimore School of Law, he was Admitted to practice in Maryland in 1962. Mr. Cohen is also admitted
to practice before the United States District Court and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Mr. Cohen is proud
to say that throughout his entire legal career he has maintained his office solely in Baltimore City.
Prior to
becoming a sole general practitioner in 1987 at the Law Offices of J. ALLAN COHEN, P.A., he was a partner in the general practice
law firm of Friedman, Glorioso, Cohen and MacFadyen, P.A. In 2002, after several years of practicing with Adam Sean Cohen
(his son), he changed the firm name to THE COHEN LAW FIRM, A Professional Corporation, and, made Adam a partner. They continue
to operate a general practice.
As a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, where he is a member of the
Lawyer Assistance Committee, in 2002, he was invited to become a fellow in the highly selective ranks of the Maryland Bar
Foundation. In 2003 he was again honored and invited to become a fellow of the Baltimore Bar Foundation. He recently concluded
his term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Mr. Cohen has previously
served as a member-at-large of the Executive Committee of the Baltimore City Bar Association. He has also served on the Executive
Committee. He is the former co-chair of the Baltimore City Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service as well
as former Chair of the Lawyer Counseling Committee and has additionally served as a member on the following committees: Judicial
Selection; Judicial Administration; and Partnership in Education. He also honors those members of the Baltimore City Bar Association
who have passed away by participating in the Memorial Minute Program which is held each year and which is a very poignant
program.
Mr. Cohen has also been a member for many years on the Attorney Grievance Commission Inquiry Panel and
presently serves on its Peer Review Panel.
Aside from his enduring financial support of the Bar Association through
donations and attendance at Bar functions, Mr. Cohen’s participation has included the C.H.I.L.D. Program, Law Day, the
Young Lawyers Holiday Party for Homeless Children, and Senior Law Day (as both a volunteer and speaker).
Regretting
that he was not able to participate in Bar activities early on in his career, Mr. Cohen considers involvement in Bar Association
activities one of the most rewarding aspects of being a Baltimore City attorney. His dedication, loyalty and passion for the
Bar Association can be summed up by his personal vow “to be an active participant in the Bar Association of Baltimore
City until his Memorial Minute”.
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